SHAH ALAM, 10 MARCH, 2010: The inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock which resumed today at Shah Alam Court saw a statement from Sungai Buloh chieft pathologist Dr Shahidan Md Noor saying that the red band marks on the neck were inflicted before the victim’s body landed on the ground during his fall.

Gobind Singh Deo

“The red band marks seemed to be there before the landing, however I am not sure when it happened,” he said.

Questioned by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) lawyer Abdul Razak Musa, Shahidan however dismissed suggestion that the red band marks could be the cause of Beng Hock death.

“The red band marks is hard to explain, maybe there’s pressure inflicted to the area but it was not the cause of death,” he said.

Earlier in the court session,  Shahidan maintained the cause of death is due to fall from height.

Shahidan also asked why the red band marks was not included in the first post-mortem report by Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim and Dr Prashant Naresh Samberkar.

Shahidan said the marks were not included because there are no clear asphyxia was noticed during the earlier post-mortem.

He however said the first post-mortem would be more superior in its information because the body is still unsullied.

Abdul Razak then asked Shahidan if the injuries at Teoh’s leg and head were defensive wounds. Shahidan dismissed the claim for, according to him, there are no facts to support this.

Shahidan was later shown a picture of Teoh’s right foot and was asked to explain the injuries. Shahidan said the injuries is the impact from the falling event.

He also said that there were no injuries on Teoh’s body that would prove that he had been beaten.

Shahidan also concurred that all the injuries on Teoh’s body were caused by fall from height because no weapon was presented to him.

“Based on the bones and internal organ damages, all injuries on Teoh Beng Hock’s body was due to a  landing from height,” he said.

When asked if Teoh was still conscious when he hit the ground, Shahidan said yes.

“I think the existing injury suggested that he was still alive after the fall,” he said.

Counsel for Teoh’s family Gobind Singh Deo said the red band marks is very significant to the case.

“The main question now is why the information was not included in the first post-mortem report,” he said to reporters after the court session.

Teoh was Selangor government’s political secretary who was found dead in Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam where the MACC Selangor office is located on July 16 after investigation session.

The court has set April 20 for Dr Pornthip Rojanansunand's cross-examination and April 26 and 27 for Dr Peter Vanesiz’s on the second autopsy.
 

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